Senior journalist KJ Singh and his mother Gurcharan Kaur were found dead at their residence in Mohali today in a suspected case of double murder.

Singh and Kaur were residents of HN 1796, 3B-2 Mohali in Punjab. KJ Singh was the former news editor of Indian Express and had also worked with the Times of India and the Tribune.

The SSP of Mohali and other Punjab Police officers have visited the crime scene and an investigation has already been launched. While Singh was found with his throat slit, his mother was found strangulated.

KJ Singh's car, TV and a few other items were found to be missing. Sources said that the perpetrators of the crime are believed to be more than one. SSP Mohali said that the police have ruled out theft as the intention behind the twin murders.